Filing appliance.



'lF- E. UVERANCE. JR-

.FILIWG APPLRANCE.

APPLICATION men mm. 1a. 1915.

Patented July 23, 1918.

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, full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to filing leaf constructions adapted to belocated in a casing in upright or horizontal position and hingedtogether at their lower ends that they may be moved from one position tothe other and vice versa. t is the object and purpose of this inventionto provide a new and improved constructionrelating to the hinging meansthrough which the leaves are connected together adjacent their lowerends. lhe invention consists in novel constructions and arrangement ofparts as will fully appear from the description and the appended claims,reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which;

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a plurality of leaves connected togetheradjacent their ends by use of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the hingedly connected sockets, aplurality of which are made use of in embodying the inven* tion; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showin the leaf construction and theconnection of said sockets to the filing leaves.

Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the several viewsof the drawing.

In the embodiment of the invention shown, a plurality of leaves areprovided formed preferably from sheet metal and comprising a body 1which, along its upper edge, is fashioned to make the rib 2. At itslower edge the metal is turned to form a tube 3 preferably square incross section though other shapes may be used quite as well. A pluralityof vertical spacing bars 4 are connected to the front and rear of theleaf in the usual manner to divide the leaf into a plurality ofcompartments to contain bills or like articles, it beingunaspemificatrion of letters Patent.

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derstood that the usual clips for retaining the bills may be applied tothe body of each leaf at the front and rear sides thereof.

At a number of points in the length of the tubular portion 3 of eachleaf parts are cut away leaving openings as indicated at 5. As shown inFig. 3, these openings occur at three points in the width of the leafthough preferably in practice if prefer to provide the openings adjacenteach end of the tubular portion only. lln the opening left a sleevehaving a cross section identical with and substantially the same size asthe cross section of the tube 3 is located, it con sisting of upper andlower members 6 and 7 formed with pintle engaging members 8 that extendforward from the sleeve. The members 8 are spaced apart and are adaptedto receive between them a pintle receiving member 8 which is formed atthe rear of and connected to each sleeve. it pintle 9 passing throughsaid members 8 and 8 hinges the adjacent s.eeve members together.

With one of these sleeves placed in each of the openings 5 and inalinement with the tubular portion 8 of a leaf, a bar 10 is insertedthrough the part 3 and the sleeves serving in this manner to connect theleaf and sleeves together. lit is of course understood that the bar 10is of such cross section that it hits snugly within the tube 3 and thesleeves. if desired, after the leaf and sleeves have thus been assembledthe bar may be rigidly secured in place or, preferably, it may be leftso as to be removable if at any time this becomes desirable.

The rear leaf will be connected with sleeve members 11 similar in allrespects to the members heretofore as connected with the intermediateleaves except that no rearwardlv extending pintle receiving member 8will be secured thereto, while the front leaf will have sleeve memberssimilar to the intermediate sleeves except that no for wardlv projectingpintle receiving members 8 will be connected therewith. ltf desired. thebar 10 associated with the front leaf may at each end have an outwardlyextend ing pivot 12 adapting it to be pivotally connected to anysuitable support in the same manner that the front leaves of leaf packsv in its place.

I claim 1. In combination, a. plurality of filing leaves, each having atubular lower end with e parts thereof removed at a number of pointsvices hinged together, each device including 'a" sleeve of substantiallythe same crossinthe width'offthe-leaf, a plurality of deseet ion as andlocated in ,alinement with the tubular portion of a leaf, and abarinserted -throughfsaid tubular portion of "each leaf fand said hingeddevice associated with the leaf, substantially, as described.

' "2.5111 combination, a plurality of filing ,le'aves located one backof another, each 1 havingajtubular; lower end with parts thereof removedat, a number of points in the width of the leafg devices each includinga sleeve, having 1 a crc; ss-sefction substantially fthe same as andlocated in alinement with said tubular portions of each leaf at theopenings therein, a bar extending through each tubular portion and thesaid devices associated therewith, and-means hinging together thedevices on adjacent leaves.

3. In con'1bination, a plurality of filing leaves located one back ofanother, and each formed at its lower end with a tubular portion, a-barextending.through said tubular portion, hinged devices connected to thebar between its ends and lnterlocked between -the bar and the leaf, andmeans for pivotallyconuecUng the hmgmg devices on. one

leaf to the similar devices leaves.

4. A filing leaf including a body of sheet on adj aeent metal formed atits lower end into a tube, v and having parts removed at a plurahty ofpoints in the length of the tube, sleeves located in'the openings leftby said removed )ortions a bar extendin throu 'h the tube and sleeves,and pintle receiving members formed 011 the sleeves, substantially asdescribed.

5. A filing leaf including a body of sheet metal formed at its lower endinto a tube, and having parts removed at a plurality of points in thelength of the tube, sleeves located in the openings made at such removedportions, a bar extending through the tube and sleeves, and means on thesleeves whereby theymay be pivotally connected to similar sleeves onsimilarly formed leaves, substantially asdeseribed.

' In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of-twowitnesses.

"FRANK E. LIVERANCE, JR. Witnesses v MARLE YORK,

H. H. YARRINGTQN.

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